Tag: animals

A re-post from August 2018. Back to fresh posts by Friday. 🙂 “A dog reflects the family life. Whoever saw a frisky dog in a gloomy family, or a sad dog in a happy one? Snarling people have snarling dogs, dangerous people have dangerous ones.” Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes If… Continue reading Our dog is a bossy boot

“...his thoughts revolving silently in this squirrel-cage of mystification.” ― Dorothy L. Sayers, British queen of mystery, "Busman's Honeymoon" Have you ever seen a squirrel sleep? Oddly enough, I have. Early in our marriage, we lived in a small, yellow house at the edge of 300-acre wood. This put us smack in the middle of all… Continue reading Feast fit for a squirrel

“Heaven goes by favor. If it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in.” Mark Twain, American humorist Miles, our Appalachian porch dog, is well fed to say the least. And, well watered. That means little when it comes to the street, however. There, as he does when running off… Continue reading A chip-sniffing dog

“If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.” Mother Teresa, Christian, humanitarian It may have something to do with having an old house with many nooks and crannies. Somehow, I have come to not only terms with other species sharing the space we call home, I've… Continue reading Making space